FAVORITE: learner.org 16 30-minute videos for 3rd-5th grade teachers for TEACHING READING WORKSHOP, handouts, printouts; great quality; free Boy calls 911 for math help - so funny! Added 2/19/14. Pep Talk Let's Dance (added 1/29/13) Above and Beyond - It's about problem solving, not remembering in the 21st Century. Cartoon. ANIMOTO video - engaging elementary class made by their teacher in Charlotte. Boy Inspires Community to Move Tree Video about the power of coming together. Caine's Arcade A boy continues to follow his dream of building the biggest cardboard arcade. Broken Escalator Two people get stuck on an escalator and don't know what to do. Chimamanda Adichie, "The Danger of a Single Story." Adichie tells about how she found her Nigerian voice after reading only British stories with white characters and British settings. (18 minutes) This video is like watching a keynote speaker! The CTQT Tube - Passionate teachers talking about their work. Culturally Responsive Teaching - Engagement video. Classroom - print rich environment PLUS engaging strategies modeled. In a World Without Metacognition Video produced by intermediate kids about a student who dares to leave tracks of his thinking! Engagement - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Notice and Note - videos by Kylene Beers and Robert Propst to explain Close Reading, Rigorous Texts, etc. to plug their new book of the same title. The Power of Words - Words make all the difference to a blind man; thinking about change Playing For Change - once in a while, you do get one of those make you feel good links. Take a minute to enjoy and reflect on all the good in your life. Turn up your speakers. MY FAVORITE NO - Teacher takes answers that are wrong and explains what's right about them. More Than A Number - Barry Lane. We have to think about creativity and other areas tests don't measure. The Ultimate Dog Tease 107,000,000 views on YouTube Why do we have to be like others? Actually, this is a Pantene commercial but you will not know it till the end. Why Students Don't Read Assigned Texts Heinemann. Are we part of the problem? School of the Future? TED Video added 2/27/13 Snippets Adults teaching others to understand math in children's voices. Just funny. 89 Year-Old Learns to Read Great jumping off point for discussion! Added 4/21/13.
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FAVORITE: learner.org 16 30-minute videos for 3rd-5th grade teachers for TEACHING READING WORKSHOP, handouts, printouts; great quality; free
Boy calls 911 for math help - so funny! Added 2/19/14.
Pep Talk Let's Dance (added 1/29/13)
Above and Beyond - It's about problem solving, not remembering in the 21st Century. Cartoon.
ANIMOTO video - engaging elementary class made by their teacher in Charlotte.
Boy Inspires Community to Move Tree Video about the power of coming together.
Caine's Arcade A boy continues to follow his dream of building the biggest cardboard arcade.
Broken Escalator Two people get stuck on an escalator and don't know what to do.
Chimamanda Adichie, "The Danger of a Single Story." Adichie tells about how she found her Nigerian voice after reading only British stories with white characters and British settings. (18 minutes) This video is like watching a keynote speaker!
The CTQT Tube - Passionate teachers talking about their work.
Culturally Responsive Teaching - Engagement video. Classroom - print rich environment PLUS engaging strategies modeled.
In a World Without Metacognition Video produced by intermediate kids about a student who dares to leave tracks of his thinking!
Engagement - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Notice and Note - videos by Kylene Beers and Robert Propst to explain Close Reading, Rigorous Texts, etc. to plug their new book of the same title.
The Power of Words - Words make all the difference to a blind man; thinking about change
Playing For Change - once in a while, you do get one of those make you feel good links. Take a minute to enjoy and reflect on all the good in your life. Turn up your speakers.
MY FAVORITE NO - Teacher takes answers that are wrong and explains what's right about them.
More Than A Number - Barry Lane. We have to think about creativity and other areas tests don't measure.
The Ultimate Dog Tease 107,000,000 views on YouTube
Why do we have to be like others? Actually, this is a Pantene commercial but you will not know it till the end.
Why Students Don't Read Assigned Texts Heinemann. Are we part of the problem?
School of the Future? TED Video added 2/27/13
Snippets Adults teaching others to understand math in children's voices. Just funny.
89 Year-Old Learns to Read Great jumping off point for discussion! Added 4/21/13.
Links work as of 4/21/13.